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Relation du Voyage Mysterieux de l'Isle de la Vertu, a Oronte

Relation du Voyage Mysterieux de l'Isle de la Vertu, a Oronte

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Relation du Voyage Mysterieux de l'Isle de la Vertu, a Oronte

by PALAFOX Y MENDOZA, Juan de (attrib.)

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About This Item

Mons: chez Gaspard Migeot, 1740. Spine chipped at base but a very good copy.. Duodecimo, contemporary mottled calf, gilt.

Attractive copy of a rare work, with a Belgian imprint, relating the "mysterious voyage" to a "Land of Virtue".

First published in Rouen in 1684, this rare spiritual romance is an educational novel written as an allegorical voyage to the imaginary island of 'Virtue' on the River Orontes, the chief Syrian river, and the standard route to Egypt since antiquity. The island proves to be a peaceful religious utopia, presented as a model for the reader.

The work is attributed to Palafox y Mendoza (1600-1659), a Spanish bishop and writer, who was a Viceroy in New Spain (in Mexico) in 1642. His attempts to improve conditions for Native Americans led to clashes with the Jesuits and his ultimate excommunication. Attempts to have Palafox y Mendoza beatified were routinely blocked; in fact it was only in March 2010 that Pope Benedict XVI finally approved a miracle, and Palafox y Mendoza's beatification is now expected.

This was a popular work over the next century. This has been considered the third edition, but may in fact be the sixth or seventh; whatever the case, this provincial edition is very rare.

. Provenance: With an old note "très rare" and the contemporary ownership inscription of a jeweller: "ce present livre appartient à moy Bouchard, orfevre...".

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Bookseller
Hordern House Rare Books AU (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #
3005374
Title
Relation du Voyage Mysterieux de l'Isle de la Vertu, a Oronte
Author
PALAFOX Y MENDOZA, Juan de (attrib.)
Book Condition
Used - Spine chipped at base but a very good copy.
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
chez Gaspard Migeot
Place of Publication
Mons
Date Published
1740

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About Hordern House Rare Books

Hordern House, founded by Anne McCormick and Derek McDonnell in 1985 and named for our original building in Sydney's Potts Point, is an internationally renowned dealership, specialising in rare books, manuscripts and paintings.Nowadays we conduct our business in the heart of Surry Hills, five minutes from the centre of Sydney. We occupy an entire floor of a converted warehouse where we have created a customised environment for our work and the display of rare books, manuscripts & paintings.Always reflected in our extensive stock of rare and select material is our specialization in voyages and travels (with a special interest in the Pacific & Australia), natural history and colour-plate material, paintings and voyage art, historical maps and manuscripts.

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